Travel Photo Roulette, Round 37: My Glorious Digital Nomad Moment

While I was traveling to Ngong Kiew, a remote village in Laos, the winner of 36th Photo Roulette is announced, and I’m the one. What a great news! I have to thank to the poor little chickens at Gaotian Market in China.

My Glorious Digital Nomad Moment.

Make us envious; show off the view of your office, your anti-cubicle work desk, your sweet photographing moment, and show us the most unique and the best place you’ve ever worked. Right now, I have a view of Nam Ou river in front of me.

*You don’t have to be a digital nomad to submit the photo. I meant whenever you went to vacation with your laptop, your short term work place with a view, the moment you worked location independently, anytime.*

This is me, working at a camping site with an open wifi in Maine, USA. The very fine moment as a digital nomad! I was working on the design of Runaway Juno that day, and I launched it that very spot. Does this photo make you envious? 🙂

The contest will run from 22 Feb to 29 Feb.

For those new to the process, Travel Photo Roulette is a rotating event open to bloggers and photographers and people generally interested in good work. See the rules below.

Contest Over View

The contest rotates through travel and/or photography blogs as such, the winner of the previous round of Travel Photo Roulette hosts the subsequent round on their own blog. The new host then chooses the next theme, a generic keyword or phrase and players submit their interpretations of the theme over course of the week of the contest. At the end of the week, the hosting blogger chooses their favorite photo from the submissions and displays it as the week’s winning entry. They then include direction to the new host for the next round. Readers can attempt to lobby the author toward a certain photo via comments – the author can accept or ignore any lobby as they see fit. The game is repeated with the winner hosting the following week’s game and choosing a phrase for new photo submissions.

Guidelines

One submission per Blog (so sites that have 2+ authors only get one entry).

Abstract submissions welcomed as long as it fits within the interpretation of the chosen phrase. Remember, the hosting blogger chooses the winner, so if they cannot understand the submission, you might not win!

If you win, keep these in mind when choosing a new theme: * Keep phrases general so that all bloggers can participate. Specific items like “Eiffel Tower” should be avoided but rather made open-ended like “monuments.” For variety, it is okay to say focused things such as “monuments at night” which most of us have pictures of. Phrases can be generic ‘signs’, or abstract ‘religion’. * Abstract thoughts are appreciated, but keep it within the realm that all readers will understand. No “Kafka-esque”, or “Overlooking Creation”. Use something that is able to be interpreted by all.

After 1 year, phrases can be reused, however new photos must be submitted.

No obscene pictures or phrases allowed. Suggestive phrases and photography can be accepted, but please keep it within reason.

Keep the ideas and photos fresh!

Pictures from your entire portfolio are fair to submit. You do not have to take the photo within the week of the contest period to submit it.

Most importantly, ALL PHOTOS MUST BE YOUR OWN.

One last rule, since this is a competition for bloggers, we need you to be a blogger to be declared a winner. Sorry!

How to submit your photos

To enter in the Photo Roulette competition simply leave a comment below with a link to the image (whether Flickr, Picasa or your own site) and we will upload it to this post. Don’t forget to provide a brief description or caption for the photo so the viewers can get a little background as to what’s happening. Check back here throughout the week to see all the entries as they come in and feel free to comment on them. The contest runs for 7 days from today, with the submission date being Feb 22th , 2012 – 11:59 PM Feb 19th, 2012 (Wednesday thru Wednesday). The winner will be announced in the days after the deadline, and they will host round 38.

Past Photo Roulette Winners and Hosts

The following is a list of the previously played rounds of the game and the hosting blogger for each. This list also doubles as a winner’s table as each topic host won the preceding round! Click the host’s link to go directly to that entry to see some stunning photographs from the chosen term/phrase!

From April 2011 business trip to Hong Kong. Here is the view from my temporary office, my room at InterContinental Hong Kong – overlooking Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island. My travel tip: drink lots of water and always travel with a sufficient dose of multi-vitamins

From Stephen @BohemianTrav

From Bob @PiranCafe

a shot of my balcony office at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel, a place I stay once a year for 4-5 days.

From Travis @flashpackerhq

a fellow virtual nomad in Koh Tao

From Jeremy @livingdreamrtw

After spending a week diving in Koh Tao, I splurged on a private beach-side bungalow in Koh Phanghan with hammock on deck. I can easily say I spent four days working from this very spot, just inches away from the water

From Cam @Traveling Canucks

It was taken on the balcony of our villa in Santorini, Greece, overlooking the sparkling Aegean Sea below

From Christine @camorose

From Gerard @GQtrippin

My virtual nomad office pic from our AirBnb host’s place in Wellington! This balcony has one of the best views in the city!

From Simon @1step2theleft

Indeed, I had many Glorious Digital Moments during my journey through South Africa, but probably the most unforgettable was… Writing on a terrace, sipping a cold bear and enjoying this spectacular scenery on the Wild Coast!

From Tash @Jouljet

This is a view I have when working, as I am on the road alot in my current job. This view of the Grampians, in Western Victoria, Australia, sparks my wanderlust everytime! Such a great view!

From Stephanie @TravelDesigned

It is my glorious digital nomad moment in Los Cabos. Each morning I would work from my balcony while the whales called me to come play. It was so glorious when the week came to an end, we extended our stay for 4 more nights!

From @CruiseBuzz

Multitasking: Like most of us, I am working on a lot of projects and trying to get a lot done in a little time. My photo was taken on a cruise ship while my son was about three years old. We are leaving port near La Paz, Mexico and while I am his human pillow, I catch myself in the mirror while gazing out to sea looking for my next great photo.

From Jade @Our_Oyster

This is me writing a blog post, while waiting for a bus on a chilly morning on New Zealand’s South Island after hiking on a glacier the day before!

From Giulia @Giuliaccia

This is me working on some photos during a break in Breuil-Cervinia, Italian Alps. As you can see, there are digital nomads in the mountains too! The beauty of the landscape here doesn’t make me miss the sea at all. The pyramid-shaped mountain on the right side of the photo is Mount Cervino, 4478 meters high, on the border with Switzerland. My location is at 2100 meters at the moment. From the Pyramids to the Alps!

From Clare @Clareappleyard

It was taken on a mobile phone (I wanted to upload to FB and Twitter to make you all jealous) so there was no flash and it’s all a bit grainy. But, nonetheless, I hope you all enjoy the view of Table Mountain in Cape Town!

From Kathryn @TravelingWithKat

Here’s a photo of my lunch break while writing on my balcony in Corsica during a wonderful week last September.

From @FoodTravelBliss

“How can I work under these conditions?!” – When you announced this week’s topic we couldn’t resist going outside and taking a snap from where we are volunteering, working and blogging from right now, a Siberian Husky Centre in Austria!

From Cole @FourJaundals

Not very exciting but we feel like we are always working. Here I am writing on the Amsterdam River Cruise

From Bianca @Nomadbiba

That’s me last summer, in my office/bed working on some photos after a hard day of rock climbing near Penticton in British Columbia, Canada; one of the stops on my road trip across the country. The freedom of life on the road!

Juno Kim, a happiness-seeking storyteller. Photographer, writer, and trained mechanical engineer. Life-long nerd. I left the cubic farm to follow my true love: the world. A firm believer of serendipity, astronomy enthusiaster, and living by passion and love in life. Currently, on a quest to discover stories and find the place where I can call 'home'. Follow my journey through @RunawayJuno and Google+ .

Like most of us, I am working on a lot of projects and trying to get a lot done in a little time. My photo was taken on a cruise ship while my son was about three years old. We are leaving port near La Paz, Mexico and while I am his human pillow, I catch myself in the mirror while gazing out to sea looking for my next great photo.

Caption: “After spending a week diving in Koh Tao, I splurged on a private beach-side bungalow in Koh Phanghan with hammock on deck. I can easily say I spent four days working from this very spot, just inches away from the water”

Indeed, I had many Glorious Digital Moments during my journey through South Africa, but probably the most unforgettable was… Writing on a terrace, sipping a cold bear and enjoying this spectacular scenery on the Wild Coast!

Juno, I’ve been blessed with some incredible view from my on the road office — I tweeted you the link to the photo because for some odd reason I couldnt paste it here. It is my glorious digital nomad moment in Los Cabos. Each morning I would work from my balcony while the whales called me to come play. It was so glorious when the week came to an end, we extended our stay for 4 more nights!

Congrats on winning the Depth of Field competition Juno, great chicken photo 🙂

Thanks for tagging me on Twitter for this – such a fun idea! The concept of the photo I’m going to submit is great, the photo itself, not so hot. It was taken on a mobile phone (I wanted to upload to FB and Twitter to make you all jealous) so there was no flash and it’s all a bit grainy. But, nonetheless, I hope you all enjoy the view of Table Mountain in Cape Town!

Hey hey:)
Finally here I am with my submission:http://travelreportage.com/IMG_6993.jpg
This is me working on some photos during a break in Breuil-Cervinia, Italian Alps.
As you can see, there are digital nomads in the mountains too! The beauty of the landscape here doesn’t make me miss the sea at all.
The pyramid-shaped mountain on the right side of the photo is Mount Cervino, 4478 meters high, on the border with Switzerland.
My location is at 2100 meters at the moment. From the Pyramids to the Alps!

Here is our entry, “How can I work under these conditions?!” – When you announced this week’s topic we couldn’t resist going outside and taking a snap from where we are volunteering, working and blogging from right now, a Siberian Husky Centre in Austria!

That’s me last summer, in my office/bed working on some photos after a hard day of rock climbing near Penticton in British Columbia, Canada; one of the stops on my road trip across the country. The freedom of life on the road!

Thanks for the submission everyone! All are great. Now it’s a hard time for me…. how do I choose the winner from all these great ones? Oh boy. I’ll announce the winner next week.
Have a great weekend everyone!